Stephen Eric Bonner

Sicness onto death – International communism before the Flood

The Central and East-European societies overthrew their Communist governments in the name of republicanism, though the latter was a part of the original socialist idea. The relations between socialism and democracy are still undiscovered, despite the fact that a decade has gone since the fall of the Berlin wall. It seems that communism has lost the trust that had been invested in it for being an emancipatory alternative to capitalism. This is the point to start the reconstruction of the left for the 21st century.

This issue of Eszmélet focuses on ‘gender studies'. Articles address how gender policy and gender studies acquired their institutions in East Europe and examine why this process is not linked with little potential for social criticism. On the other hand, articles prove that it is possible to master gender studies with critical thinking on our … Continue reading No. 73 | (Spring 2007)→